Das Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung
Dietary foods are foods which correspond to the special nutritional requirements of specific groups of people. They must be suitable for the given nutritional purpose and must be clearly distinct from...
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Food supplements are foods that
are intended to supplement a general diet;
consist of a concentrate of nutrients or other substances with nutritional or physiological action (e.g. vitamins,...
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“Novel Foods” are foods and food ingredients that were not yet used on a significant scale for human consumption prior to the entry into force of “Regulation (EC) No 258/97...
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The approval procedure as layed down in Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed requires a safety assessment by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA).
An authorisation...
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The term "functional food" is increasingly being used for foods which, in addition to their nutritional function, seek to influence the major health-related, physiological parameters in consumers in a...
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